Author Archives: Ted Busiek

New project here. Let me know if you guys like it.
In this first episode I talk with Heidi Wellman, one of the lesser-known Republicans campaigning for Liz Warren’s senate seat. It’s a far-roving conversation that takes us from Marlborough to Moscow to Pyongyang then back again.
What do you think of Heidi’s chances? What should I be doing better?…

To get a sense of how momentous was the decision of the U.S. electorate on November 8th, consider what an obvious misread it would be to observe that, after eight years with a Democrat in the White House, we’ve again elected a Republican president. To put Donald Trump alongside the Bushes in the category of “modern Republican leaders” would be…